About Naikal Village

Naikal is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,796, made up of 3,406 males and 3,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4606.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	585319
Area (hectares)	4606.23 hectares
Population	6,796
Male Population	3,406
Female Population	3,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naikal compares

By the 2011 count Naikal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 4606.23 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Naikal

Naikal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naikal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naikal from other places

Naikal lies about 24 km from Shahpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadgir, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Naikal
Nearest railway station	Yadgir	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	24 km

Villages closest to Naikal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Naikal

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikal village had a population of 6,796. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Naikal village has 3,406 males and 3,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikal has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Naikal is 585319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naikal covers 4606.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naikal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Naikal is Yadgir, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naikal.

Naikal is about 24 km from Shahpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naikal is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Yadgir is about 7.2 km away. Shahpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.